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sheathe

[ sheeth ]
/ ʃið /
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verb (used with object), sheathed, sheath·ing.

to put (a sword, dagger, etc.) into a sheath.
to plunge (a sword, dagger, etc.) in something as if in a sheath.
to enclose in or as if in a casing or covering.
to cover or provide with a protective layer or sheathing: to sheathe a roof with copper.
to cover (a cable, electrical connector, etc.) with a metal sheath for grounding.

Words related to sheathe

encase, wrap, cover, enclose, surround

Words nearby sheathe

sheath, sheath knife, sheath of eyeball, sheath of schwann, sheathbill, sheathe, sheathing, sheave, sheaves, sheba, sheba, queen of

Origin of sheathe

1350–1400; Middle English shethen, derivative of sheath

OTHER WORDS FROM sheathe

sheath·er, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sheathe

sheath sheathe
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British Dictionary definitions for sheathe

sheathe
/ (ʃiːð) /

verb (tr)

to insert (a knife, sword, etc) into a sheath
(esp of cats) to retract (the claws)
to surface with or encase in a sheath or sheathing
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